Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)

Kamikaze
Name	Haruo Tsuburaya
Current Alias	Kamikaze
Aliases	Samurai
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Mutant Liberation Front
Relatives	Ishiro Tsuburaya (Samurai, brother)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Japanese
Occupation	Terrorist
Creators and Appearances
First	New Mutants #93 (July, 1990)
First	New Mutants #93 (July, 1990)
Death	X-Factor #85 (October, 1992)
Death	X-Factor #85 (October, 1992)

History

Kamikaze was recruited by Stryfe in Madripoor to join the Mutant Liberation Front (MLF) with Dragoness and Sumo shortly after the team was created. The newly assembled team fought with the New Mutants who had the help of Sunfire. Even with the extra help, the MLF is successful in kidnapping several members of the New Mutants. However, their victory is quelled by the arrival of Wolverine who tracks down and releases their captives. With the help of their android Zero, the MLF is able to escape.

However the New Mutants—now dubbed X-Force by their militant leader Cable—track them down to their hidden base. Kamikaze is one of the few members to engage X-Force while Stryfe sets up a self-detonation countdown. With only a few minutes left, Stryfe has Zero once again teleport the team to safety.

As the events of the X-Cutioner's Song begin to unfold, the MLF finds itself collecting an array of ancient relics. The team, including Kamikaze, split into strike forces to steal the various artifacts that will help Apocalypse from his slumber. Later on, in X-factor #85, the New Mutants, X-Factor and the X-Men discovered the latest MLF base in Dust Bowl, Arkansas.

During the fray Forearm, one of Kamikaze's teammates, threw the X-Man Archangel into the air, allowing Kamikaze to sneak up on him from behind. But Archangel spread his then-metallic wings and accidentally decapitated Kamikaze, whose head rolled through the battle to Boom-Boom.

Attributes

Powers

Kamikaze has augmented strength, speed, and endurance, he can fly and speed up the atomic friction between air molecules, letting him give off an explosive charge on impact, which he is immune to.

Notes

Kamikaze and Samurai were confirmed to be two different characters in the MLF profile in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover vol. 8. The profile also revealed their true names.

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Haruo Tsuburaya (Earth-616)

Links and References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_(comics)